Capitalizing and Punctuating Titles

Which item shows correct capitalization? (a)  

• The Cat In The Hat
• The Cat in The Hat
• the Cat in the Hat
• The Cat in the Hat

Which item shows correct punctuation of a title?

• I liked Olivia Rodrigo's "All I Want" ever since I heard it.

• I liked "Olivia Rodrigo's "All I Want" ever since I heard it.

• I liked Olivia Rodrigo's All I Want ever since I heard it.

• I liked Olivia Rodrigo's "All I Want" ever since I heard it.

Answer explanation

Small/Minor works should be in quotation marks.

Small/Minor works consists of short length and/or created by one or few people.

No need to punctuate the author's name(s).

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

How do you punctuate a long/major work when you type it in an essay?

• Underline it.

• Put the title in quotation marks.

• Italicize it.

• Underline and italicize it.

• Underline the title and put it in quotation marks.

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CCSS.L.5.2D

How do you properly capitalize and punctuate this title?

• Mikayla enjoys Attack On Titan, a popular Japanese anime and manga series.

• Mikayla enjoys "Attack On Titan," a popular Japanese anime and manga series.

• Mikayla enjoys "Attack On Titan," a popular Japanese anime and manga series.

• Mikayla enjoys Attack on Titan, a popular Japanese anime and manga series.

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

How do you capitalize and punctate this title?

• My favorite Disney movie is Beauty and the Beast.

• My favorite Disney movie is "Beauty and the Beast."

• My favorite Disney movie is "Beauty and The Beast."

• My favorite Disney movie is Beauty and The Beast.

Answer explanation

Do not both italicize and quote (put in quotation marks) titles.

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What are examples of small/minor works?

• movies, plays, and TV series

• newspapers, magazines, and books

• short stories, YouTube clips, and poems

• statues and paintings

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

What are examples of big/major works that should be underlined or italicized?

• essays and newspaper articles

• TV episodes or an issue from a manga/comic book series

• Novels/Books and TV/Drama series

• a song or poem

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CCSS.L.5.2D

How do you capitalize this title? (a)  

• the Young and the Restless
• The Young and the Restless
• The Young And The Restless
• The young and the Restless

How do you correctly capitalize and punctuate the sentence?

• I always get pumped up when Moana sings "How far I'll Go."

• I always get pumped up when Moana sings "How far I'll Go."

• I always get pumped up when "Moana" sings "How far I'll Go."

• I always get pumped up when Moana sings "How Far I'll Go."

Answer explanation

The "f" in "far" should be capitalized because it is an adverb.

Moana should not be italicized because we are not talking about the movie; we are talking about the character.

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

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